susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Jan 25, 2012, 1:25 pm
I am always looking for ideas and find these great website that help with doodling skills. I once had a student tell me she couldn’t doodle and I needed to teach her how. I just figured everyone doodled….there was no correct way. So, for anyone trying to doodle and can’t get the hang of it, he...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Jan 16, 2012, 3:08 pm
I was delighted about this month’s Sketchbook Challenge theme since Doodling is my main inspiration for my artwork. I like the letting go and just playing with shapes and designs..never knowing what I will come up with. I try to fill up a page in my sketch book as a challenge to my creative side. ...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Jan 2, 2012, 9:19 pm
Happy New Year, Sketchbook Challengers and welcome to newbies. Diana here with January’s theme *Doodling** None Threatening Drawing for Anyone At All Doodling, Noodling, Moodling, call it what you’d like. This quote from Brenda Ueland, sums it up nicely: So you see, imagination needs moodl...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Dec 23, 2011, 1:12 pm
I love going to these places that sell old house furnishings for people restoring old homes. I came across some wrought iron fences, grates or gates leaning against each other and I loved how the spaces and designs blended together. Plus the peeling paint is awesome!! I cropped my image and did a d...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Dec 8, 2011, 6:14 pm
Doodle Designs 6 weeks/6 lessons $60.00 Begins Jan. 4th Sign ups until March 1st Class Description Buy Class Here **************************************** Creative Embroidery-Organic Design  6 weeks/6 Lessons $60.00 Begins  Feb. 7th Sign ups until March 1st Class Desciption here! Buy class her...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Dec 4, 2011, 12:05 pm
I got to decide the December challenge for the Sketchbook Challenge website!  I thought I would use my camera and sketch book to give a creative challenge to myself and the group. You can interpret “Trashed, Ruined and Decay” in anyway and I hope you will run with it. I am always snapping pho...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Nov 30, 2011, 2:10 pm
Little House Art Studios 602 Strange Road Taylors, SC 29687 Dec. 3rd and 10th 10am-3pm If  you missed getting to Taylors, SC during Open Studios, Susan will have her studio open for you to drop by, have a cup of coffee (or wine) and some munchies! All fused glass jewelry is 20% off and framable Fib...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Nov 15, 2011, 1:12 pm
For this November’s Sketchbook Challenge  theme, I have been working on a series of quirky animal paintings…mainly dogs, since everyone love their dog babies. Here are a couple of my sketches and paintings. The dog paintings have become so popular, I am doing dog portraits for friends!   S...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Nov 14, 2011, 1:10 pm
Hello from Carla Sonheim! November’s theme is IMAGINARY ANIMALS Most of us love animals. But why “IMAGINARY?” Because even when we draw “realistically,” we are still bound by pen and paper, our shaky hands, and our pretty wonky way of seeing things. So, in truth, ANY animals we creat...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Oct 12, 2011, 3:03 pm
I thought I would post photos of the piggy bank I decorated for Hands On Greenville. Along with my pig, I am collecting a basket full of goodies. 100.00 gift certificate to Addy’s, a bottle of Red Champagne with champagne glasses and some yummy local honey from Breneman’s Bees! The auction will ...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Oct 11, 2011, 8:13 pm
When Carol Sloan announced this month’s challenge, View, the first thing that came to my mind was my trusty View Finder! I have several view finders, but this is the one I carry around with my sketch book. It is a 2″ x 2″ square cut out of a piece of white poster board. (I also have bigger vie...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Oct 3, 2011, 12:10 am
 This month’s theme is provided by Carol Sloan The Theme is View A month that brings many changes to my Southeastern US landscape… the days become shorter and temperatures drop cuing leaves to change color and fall off the trees, gardens mature with their harvest and are tilled under signalin...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Sep 29, 2011, 12:41 pm
Stop the presses!  The first Sketchbook Challenge E-zine is now available for purchase!   Available for download right now for only $9.99! The Sketchbook Challenge E-zine is 83 full color pages of creativity, inspiration and projects! Click here to peek inside!   What you’ll find inside�...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Sep 27, 2011, 11:19 am
Fall Online Classes (All classes are self-paced, so sign up any time the class is in progress.) Sketch N’ Embroidery *****New Class****** 3 weeks/3 lessons $35.00 Begins Oct. 4th Sign ups until Dec. 1st Class Description Buy Class Here **************************************** Fear no Color  Th...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Sep 21, 2011, 11:47 am
I would like to thank the 64 people that posted on my blog for Lyric’s DVD!! I had my husband choose a name out of a hat and the winner is….ta da…..L’Tanya Durante!! I will email L’Tanya to get her mail address and send her my copy of Lyric’s “Bead it like you Mean It” DVD. Congrats ...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Sep 15, 2011, 4:00 am
I have had the great privilege of viewing Lyric Montgomery Kinard’s DVD “Bead it LIke You Mean it”. What a wonderful instructional DVD on the beading basics. I wish this DVD had been around when I started beading my pieces. It would have saved me a lot of hair pulling and cursing when my beads...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Sep 1, 2011, 1:53 pm
Since I have been on the road this summer, it seems I have been sitting down to eat at different tables. Restaurants and families always have objects sitting around and it makes for an easy still life to draw. I am still working on my contour line drawings and love to explore contour lines in my emb...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Aug 17, 2011, 2:43 pm
I am always being asked about doing pet/animal portraits in my style of working with fiber/mixed media. So, this week I started playing with a photo that a friend sent me years ago of her puppy. I love the expression on the pup’s face.       PuP 2011 Creative Chick’ Store Prices will st...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Aug 11, 2011, 1:47 pm
I just finished a sketch bag for the SC Handbags for Hope. The auction is organized by the by the SC Ovarian Cancer Association. The event will be Sept 22nd at the Upcountry Museum in Greenville, SC. I have been thinking about doing a few more of these bags to sale during Open Studios and maybe thro...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Aug 4, 2011, 3:10 pm
Jane LaFazio here. You may recall my series of watercolor journal pages from earlier this year featuring everyday objects from my home.    I really enjoyed doing it, and it reinforced my feeling that there is a weath of things to draw wherever you look, but especially in the comfort of your ow...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Jul 4, 2011, 6:27 pm
July Theme: ELEMENT There are times when going back to the basics is the best thing to do, when revisiting the fundamentals is called for. Summer, for me, means a slower pace. Paring things down to their essentials. Therefore, the theme for July is EL·E·MENT –noun 1 a part or aspect ...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Jun 29, 2011, 11:48 am
When I was thinking of my sketch for June’s Sketchbook Challenge theme..I had decided to simplify my designs. I think I was getting overwhelmed by all the wonderful work I am seeing by the others here on the blog..so I am taking a deep breath and slowing down. Plus, I am on vacation and my brain i...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Jun 6, 2011, 3:54 pm
We ventured up to Tryon, NC on May 28th and it was a great day to walk the main street and visit all the little stores. I found some bikes leaning up against a wall with the riders gear..thought it made a great composition. So, I used my viewfinder and focused on the helmet and shoes. My friend Am...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Jun 5, 2011, 2:55 pm
(All classes are self-paced, so sign up any time theclass is in progress.) Fiber Collage Workshop   I suggest that all my students start off with this class before they take any for the other intermediate classes. 6 weeks/6 lessons $60.00 Begins July 5th Sign ups until August 1 Class Description...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Jun 1, 2011, 3:22 pm
June theme: “Pathways” Pathways.  We all take them, both literally and metaphorically.  Some are of our own choosing, and some are set before us.  It is what we do with the pathways that are not of our own choosing that often define us the most. Leslie here. Please join me this month in expl...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - May 27, 2011, 12:09 pm
For the May Challenge..I dug out my kid’s crayons for the Resist Theme. I had found a wasp’s nest and loved the design of the circles and shapes of the nest and have been wanting to do something fun with it. So, here is my interpretation. I can envision this piece with embroidery thread and be...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - May 21, 2011, 1:16 pm
Our Sketch In group hung out at Christ Church graveyard last week and I have gotten interested in tombstone symbols. I need to go to Charleston SC and hang out in their graveyards. I bet they have some cool tombstones. Here is a few photos I took while wondering around. I sketched a little bit, but ...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - May 16, 2011, 2:42 pm
I will be doing a presentation for Dallas Area Fiber Artist organization June 27th and a mini- workshop  before the meeting for anyone interested! Here is their website http://www.dallasfiberartists.org/index.htm. The programs begin at 7:00pm at The Point, Center for Arts and Education on the c...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - May 11, 2011, 10:35 am
Spring Online Classes (All classes are self-paced, so sign up any time the class is in progress.) Monoprinting Workshop 6 weeks/6 lessons $60.00 Begins May 17th – June 14th Class Description Buy Class Here **************************************** Dippity Do Workshop 5 weeks/5 Lessons/5 videos ...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - May 5, 2011, 10:11 am
We will be meeting up at Christ Church Episcopal Church, on North Church Street, Greenville, SC on May 16th for our monthly Sketch in. The group will meet in the parking lot next to the church at 10am. Bring a chair and your sketching tools!!
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - May 4, 2011, 10:06 am
Hi everyone, Judi, here!   What can you never resist? What are you more successful at resisting? What favorite things do you just refuse to resist? Chocolate? Love? Dessert before dinner? We want to see them all! This month we want you to sketch, paint, collage, or express in abstract the thing...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - May 3, 2011, 10:06 am
Since I am trying to refresh my “sketching” skills..I am getting back to the basics with Blind Contour drawing. If you are not familiar with Blind Contour Drawing, it is a method where you do not look at your paper as you draw, but follow the outline of an object with your eyes. You hand interpr...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Apr 13, 2011, 3:46 pm
I had a great time in Charlotte teaching my Doodle Design Workshop! Here are some photos from my class. The Charlotte Quilt Guild is a great bunch of women and the lecture went well. They said the never had an artist come and let people handle their work like I did. I just figure you can’t appre...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Apr 12, 2011, 11:30 am
  Doodle Designs 1 day Workshop with Susan Sorrell June 18, 2011 10am-4pm $60.00 (minium of 5 students) email Susan if you want to pay by check sorrell@creativechick.com    Have you ever wondered what you could do with that doodle on the napkin or notepad? A doodle can be a way to awaken your...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Apr 10, 2011, 11:18 am
I am reaching out to everyone  to see if anyone has any information on East Texas Quilt Guilds or Quilt Shops. I will be traveling to Kilgore, Texas to visit with relatives and thought I might be able to squeeze in a lecture or give a workshop. The dates I will be there are June 24th-June 30th. The...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Apr 9, 2011, 2:45 pm
I had a great time in Charlotte and I wanted to post some photos from my one day workshop, Doodle Design. If you are interested in me coming to your quilt guild to do a presentation of my work and a workshop. Please shoot me an email! sorrell@creativechick.com  
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Apr 3, 2011, 9:05 am
Branching Out – Out on a Limb Jane Davies here with the April theme announcement… Since the Sketchbook Challenge began I have been using it as way to stretch my abilities, challenge my perceived boundaries, and expand my vocabulary of artistic expression. It is evident from the hundreds of entr...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Mar 23, 2011, 5:14 pm
A local artist, Kate Landishaw, has started a book club here in town and I am really excited about it. I love reading all kinds of books with an art theme…fiction and non-fiction. We had our 1st book club meeting March 18th and have chosen for our April book. Each of us is suppose to  choose a se...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Mar 21, 2011, 12:38 pm
  Ok Sketchers in the Upstate of SC ! We have our “Special Sketch-In” at Victoria Valley Vineyards planned. Mark you calendars for April 4th. We will meet at my studio in Taylors to car pool at 9:30am. My studio is located at 602 Strange Road, Taylors SC..for anyone that needs to Mapquest it....
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Mar 20, 2011, 9:53 pm
Our first Sketch In here in Greenville was successful and I have high hopes for this group. I think artists are craving other artists to talk too and a reason to get out of the studio…or to jump start a new series. I wanted to post what I did for the “Spilling Over” theme for this months Sketc...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Mar 19, 2011, 10:27 pm
I had an idea for finding a space where artists and others could go and teach a class, without breaking the bank. I had tossed this idea around with a few artists friends and they concurred that this would be great…if we could find a space that was cheap, or reasonable as my mother says, to rent o...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Mar 19, 2011, 3:53 pm
I have been asked by the Charlotte NC Quilt Guild to give a talk about my work and I told them the theme would be Speedbumps to Creativity. At the time I was asked, I was in a creative pot hole..so I thought doing a lecture on this topic would put things in perspective for me. While this is on my mi...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Mar 9, 2011, 4:06 am
I wanted to share my cool new bag my friend Susan Wooten O’Leary made for me out of used coffee bags. It is just the right size for me to carry my Nook around and wallet when I want to hang out and read at the park. Here is her website Sassy Eco Bags. Susan takes requests and makes several sizes.
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Mar 8, 2011, 4:05 am
The days are flying by and I forget it is Winter with the weather being in the 60′s-70′s here in South Carolina. I can say the warmer temperatures have helped get my creative juices starting to flow…but still my MOJO is taking its sweet time coming home. I am hoping with Spring coming up soon,...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Mar 7, 2011, 11:01 am
  One Day Doodle Design Workshop Charlotte, NC April 8th I will be teaching a One Day Workshop-Doodle Design in Charlotte, NC April 8th (Friday) from 9-4. It is sponsored by the Charlotte Quilt Guild and they are allowing non-members to take the class.  The cost is $55.00 (which is an awesome de...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Mar 7, 2011, 4:49 am
A few artists and I will be meeting at the Brew and Ewe downtown at 10am to sketch. There is no time limit and bring supplies that you use to sketch. The Brew and Ewe is located at 108 West Broad Street, Greenville, SC 29601. We will probably walk down to Falls Park and sketch for a while, hopeful...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Mar 6, 2011, 1:46 pm
Spring Online Classes (All classes are self-paced, so sign up any time the class is in progress.) Dippity Do Workshop 5 weeks/5 Lessons/5 videos $50.00 Begins April 5th sign ups until June 1st Class Desciption here! Buy class here **************************************** Organic Designs-Creative E...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Mar 1, 2011, 9:33 am
Spilling Over Jamie Fingal here for the theme for March - “Spilling Over” – I often feel this way when too many ideas flood into mind for different projects and often run to my sketchbook to write it all down, hoping not to lose the momentum. A free expression in words, color, pattern, and y...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Feb 28, 2011, 12:12 pm
I have been thinking of doing some dog and cat pieces and when the February theme for the Sketchbook Challenge was announced, I knew exactly what I was going to draw. All my drawing look like cartoons…which is sort of my style. Here is my piece “mad cat/happy dog”…I snuck in two opposites. ...
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susan s. posted an article on Creative chick Studios - Feb 26, 2011, 11:58 am
Susan R. Sorrell will be teaching a One Day Workshop-Doodle Design in Charlotte, NC April 8th (Friday) from 9-4. It is sponsored by the Charlotte Quilt Guild and they are allowing non-members to take the class. The cost is 55.00 (which is an awesome deal) Contact Deborah Langsam dmlangsa@uncc.edu ...
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